July 27, 2019

simon says stamp believe in you blog hop: day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Believe in You Blog Hop! If you missed Day 1 of the hop, you can see all that fun HERE. You can see the entire release HERE. You should have arrived here from the blog of the amazing Bibi Cameron, if you have missed any of the stops on the hop, you can start at the main post on the Simon Says Stamp Blog.

Simon Says Stamp is very generously giving away a $25 coupon to EVERY stop on the hop, so be sure to leave a comment on all the stops. The winner will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, July 31st. To see even more inspiration, be sure to check out Facebook Live on August 6th at noon EDT! It's always so great to see all of you there.

I have 3 different cards to share with you today. The first one is using the Sunflower Frame die. For my card, I cut the die out of yupo paper, and colored it in with Ranger Alcohol Inks and a very small paintbrush. I added foam tape and adhered to a card where I had adhered a panel stamped with the You Matter background to really let the flower shine.

For my second card, I used the Faceted Stripes Stencil. I used Distress Oxides and blended a soft palette of colors through the stencil, added some small sprays of water to get those lovely water dots and then added plenty of Nuvo drops in coordinating colors. I finished off the card with a simple CZ Design Thanks die and a sentiment strip stamped with the Simple Sentiments 2 stamps.

For my last card, I used the jellyfish from the Never Quit Swimming stamp set....and the "what the Jell" sentiment combined with a simple Hey Die cut from the CZ Design Hey Wafer dies. I created the background with lots of layers of watercolor, some splatters and a spray of iridescent shine.

Your next stop on the hop is the wonderfully talented Karin Äkesdotter... I hope you have a great time hopping along and enjoy your weekend!

Did you know that the brand of the month for July at Simon Says Stamp is Tim Holtz? When you buy any Tim Holtz Branded purchase up until 07/31, a free mini Distress Resist Spray will be added to your order (while supplies last). No code needed :)

Love your painting. The flower and blue background on the first card are so pretty and uplifting perfect for the card! So in love with the jellyfish background, again you painting is fantastic! And the sentiment you added to the second card works so well with the background strong shapes and bright hues of the inks! thank you.

Your water coloring is so textured and vibrant! Could you make a video of your water coloring so I can learn to do it like this? All of these cards are simply terrific! Subscribing to your blog to see the video (LOL).

I love your cards! The whimsical jellyfish card is so creative! The sunflower card just makes me smile and that geometric stencil...what can I say? You knocked it out of the park! So did Simon Says Stamp with amazing new release! YAY, for you and for SSS! 💛🎉💛🎉💛

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I participate in an affiliate program through Simon Says Stamp. I receive a commission when products are purchased through links here at this blog. All products linked below the posts of my creations are the actual products I used in creating my projects. I do not and will not share or review products that I would not personally recommend or use.